[Pmwiki-users] Re: developers history

J. Meijer commentgg
Thu May 13 20:01:28 CDT 2004


>> It would be nice to hear a little recap of the pmwiki history as it
>> developed from a personal point of view. 

>Kind regards and I hope this wasn't too long and boring.

I enjoyed your replies. And getting them. 


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The wiki way may help the gentle approach to emerge. 


----Original messages----
Aug  6, 2001 - I installed a wiki to use for software documentation
    and showed it to Pm and others at work
Aug ??, 2001 - Pm buys and reads "The Wiki Way"
Aug 15, 2001 - Pm shows off his newly created wiki software (pmwiki)
    We (of course) start using pmwiki for everything
Aug 17, 2001 - A kernel of PmWikiPhilosophy is revealed: 
    http://www.pmichaud.com/wiki/Scott/PmMail  :-)
Aug 23, 2001 - PmWiki is used by the TAMUCC Computer Science Dept.
Spring  2002 - PmWiki gets lots of use around the TAMUCC campus. 

The users tell me that the little customisations they like best are:
- ?DefinedTerm and {{?Term}} link you to a shared glossary of terms group
- if a page starts with a heading (!... markup), the text appears as a 
  tool tip on references to that page

So for us, the ability to add local customisations without touching 
the core software is very important. And I like the philosophy. 





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